Kamal Hassan

Saagar

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Old Bollywood poster of the blockbuster Ramesh Sippy film, Saagar (1985) for sale.

This is an actual surviving Bollywood poster of the 1985 film directed by Ramesh Sippy (of Sholay fame) starring Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Hassan and Dimple Kapadia in lead roles.

Saagar was India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1985, making this poster highly collectible!

Printed and circulated a few years after the first release of the film (Late 1980s / Early 1990s), this old Saagar movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

This beautiful photographic Kamal Hassan movie poster features a large close up of the Tamil superstar on the left. Dimple Kapadia is seen in a sizzling avatar wearing a red saree along with Rishi Kapoor on the right.

Saagar is a 1985 blockbuster Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Hassan and Dimple Kapadia in lead roles.

Saagar marked the second instance in the history of Filmfare Awards where an actor has received simultaneous nominations for both Best Actor as well as Best Actor in a supporting role. Kamal Hassan ultimately won the Best Actor award, his first and only Best Actor award for a Hindi film.

Songs from the film composed by R. D. Burman and written by Javed Akhtar became a rage throughout the nation. Tracks like “Jaane Do Naa,” “O Maria,” “Chehra Hai Ya” and “Saagar Kinare” are fondly remembered and played till date.

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This is an actual surviving vintage poster of the 1984 film that featured an impressive star cast comprising some of the leading actors of the time.

In total, photographs of 14 stars are seen on this poster, making it one of the rare posters of its kind to feature so many faces in one single sheet movie poster!

Printed and circulated a few years after the release of the film, this old movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

This poster was originally designed by cutting out images of actors from separate still photographs (shot on set location) and pasting them on a board. The typography is hand drawn / hand painted, which makes this poster an interesting mix of two very different design techniques.

The typography used in this poster is entirely in English except for a translation of the title on the bottom left. A still photo from a gladiator styled action scene is seen at the bottom of the poster.